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WADENA, Minn. — Meet Air Force veteran Joe Hundeby and you can't helped but be impressed by his positive attitude. "You can choose to be positive or you can choose to be negative. Being negative just invites more misery. There's enough misery in this world."

WADENA, Minn. — Twenty-three dogs arrived at the Wadena County Humane Society shelter Saturday morning, Sept. 16, brought up from Texas animal shelters to make room for the overflow of animals being brought in as a result of Hurricane Harvey. Emma Davenport, manager of the shelter, emphasized that the dogs aren't someone's pet. She said there were so many displaced pets as a result of the storm, the animal shelters in Texas were full. The dogs that arrived in Wadena on Saturday were pulled from the shelters to make room for the overflow of dogs from Hurricane Harvey.

Synonyms for the word wish include: hope and will. So when you see the Dreams for Kids Rally ride every September cruising down the byways and highways of our area, yes, they are raising money for trips and once-in-a-lifetime events for sick children. But they are also raising spirits, hearts, and the will to fight. Lacy Schik of New York Mills says for her daughter, Lucille, her wish to go to Disney World was something to focus on other than the cancer.

WADENA, Minn. — It's the nightly question and answer game that's been going on for decades—sitting around the dinner table, parents ask their kids, "what did you do at school today?" And with a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders, the answer is usually "not much," or "I don't remember," coupled with a confused look, which is then shared by the parents. Thanks to ever changing technology, now there are apps to help answer that question.

WADENA, Minn. — It's the nightly question-and-answer game that's been going on for decades: Sitting around the dinner table, parents ask their kids, "What did you do at school today?" And with a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders, the answer is usually "Not much," or "I don't remember," coupled with a confused look, which is then shared by the parents. Thanks to ever-changing technology, now there are apps to help answer that question.